For recent milestones, please see the Commission's annual reports.
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December 2007 |
New pre-application materials released; changes to the accreditation indicator practices announced. |
| November 2007 | Commission meets to begin program evaluation. |
| October 2007 | First accreditation application lottery held at Rally 2007: The National Land Conservation Conference in Denver, CO. |
| September 2007 | New Commission website launches. |
| August 2007 | Applications received from the second round of pilot program participants. Lottery for 2008 applications closes with 'intent-to-apply' forms submitted by over 80 land trusts. |
| May 2007 | Accreditation application lottery for 2008 opens. |
| April 2007 |
Applications received from the first round of pilot program participants. New accreditation seal posted on website along with fact sheet describing the seal and the accreditation program timeline. |
| March 2007 |
Conference calls held with pilot program participants to clarify program requirements. |
| February 2007 |
Commission posts revised application based on comments received and new pilot program Applicant Handbook on its website. First round of 22 pilot program participants, chosen from the pool of land trusts that volunteered, announced. Commission receives federal tax-exempt status. |
| January 2007 |
Commission meets to approve all policies and program steps for the 2007 pilot program. Commission logo and communications plan finalized. |
| December 2006 | Commission considers nearly 100 comments on the draft application and begins revisions to recognize diverse approaches to land conservation by land trusts of varying sizes, geographic locations and types of land protected. |
| November 2006 |
Conflict of interest and confidentiality policies published. Comment period on application closes as does process for requests to participate in 2007 pilot program. |
| October 2006 |
Draft application for accreditation released for public comment and process for land trusts to request to participate in the 2007 pilot program announced. Commissioners provide workshops at Rally 2006. License agreement signed authorizing the Commission to use the Alliance’s name in its tagline, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. |
| September 2006 |
Commission meets to refine the application for accreditation, establish the details of the accreditation review process, continue work on organizational policies and start the development of a long-term communications plan. |
| August 2006 |
Cooperative agreement with the Alliance finalized clarifying the roles of each organization and the working relationships. Commissioners review first draft of application for accreditation. |
| June 2006 | Commission releases statement of vision and values. Work begins on drafting the application for accreditation. |
| May 2006 | Commission meets for the first time to gain an understanding of the history of the design of the program approved by the Alliance in 2005, establish its workplan, develop its vision statement and begin drafting accreditation policies and procedures. |
| April 2006 |
Land Trust Accreditation Commission files articles of incorporation and becomes a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation and files for federal tax-exempt status as a supporting organization of the Land Trust Alliance |
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February 2006 |
Land Trust Alliance board of directors approved bylaws and articles of incorporation for the new 509(a)(3) subsidiary organization, appointed the first slate of commissioners and approved the name of the new entity. |
| December 15, 2005 | Deadline for applications for the Commission. |
| September 2005 | Land Trust Alliance board approves the creation of a voluntary land trust accreditation program to be managed by a commission incorporated as a subsidiary of the Alliance. Alliance announces the new curriculum based on Land Trust Standards and Practices to support land trusts in pursuit of accreditation. |
| July-August 2005 | Alliance staff and advisors develop accreditation business plan. |
| June 2005 | Steering Committee formulates recommendation to Alliance board to create a voluntary accreditation program for land trusts based on land conservationist input. Alliance board approves the development of a business plan for accreditation. |
| March-May 2005 | Land conservationists provide comments on accreditation program design by providing input through focus groups, surveys, conference calls, web dialogue and other venues. |
| February 2005 | Steering Committee reviews survey data and options and creates draft accreditation program design to vet with land conservationists. |
| December 2004 | Land Trust Alliance conducts survey of land conservationists to identify needs and concerns with regard to development of a credentialing process. |
| Fall 2004 | Program Design Steering Committee formed. Members of the Steering Committee conduct interviews at Rally and call a wide variety of land trusts to understand the challenges facing the land trust community. |
